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SMTP blocked, what's the alternative?

My droplet Outbound SMTP cannot be used due to SMTP blocked. Without using SendGrid 1-click App, what alternative is there?


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alexdo
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March 24, 2025

Heya, @jedid83

If the third-party mail provider offers authenticating and sending emails via API this can be workaround to sending emails via SMTP.

Hope that this helps!

KFSys
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March 25, 2025

Heya,

You can try to contact DigitalOcean and ask them to open either port 465 or 587(one or the other). You’ll need to provide more info on the APP so that the Support know as much as possible before taking the decision.

https://www.digitalocean.com/support/

Hope that helps! - KFSys.

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